Warning of more rain for the north-east

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKWidespread rainfall over most parts of the country at the weekend brought some relief from the extremely hot temperatures Namibians have been experiencing since the beginning of the year.As most towns received the first rains for the year, Namibians rejoiced in the hope that this will be another good rainy season.But the Namibia Meteorological Service has warned that heavy rain is possible in the extreme north-east for the rest of the week and that residents should take the necessary precautions.At Katima Mulilo, flooding occurred over the weekend after the town received 89 mm of rain on Thursday, 31 mm on Friday and 89 mm on Saturday.LandWater also warned that heavy thunderclouds are building up over central to northern Namibia. Home measurementsAccording to the ‘Reën in Namibia’ Facebook group, other parts of Namibia also received some welcome rainfall.At Ariamsvlei, 15 mm of rain was reported on Saturday, while 21 mm was measured at the Hardap irrigation scheme near Mariental.Erich von Schauroth posted that 50 mm was measured at the Savanna guesthouse between Friday and Saturday.Hellenne Schabel wrote that 80 km east of Rundu they measured 35 mm on Saturday and another 50 mm on Sunday, while it was still raining.Tsumeb received 24 mm of rain on Friday and Grootfontein 20 mm, while Kombat measured 17 mm on Saturday and Otjiwarongo 13 mm.Suburbs in Windhoek also received some rainfall over the weekend. In Pioneers Park, 6.5 mm was measured on Sunday, while Academia saw 7 mm falling on Saturday and Olympia and Avis both recorded 5 mm on Saturday.In Cimbebasia, 13.5 mm was recorded, while 30 km east of Hochfeld 20 mm was measured. ForecastsPredictions by Afri Weather indicated that the chances for rain in Windhoek will increase again towards the weekend, with a 55% chance on Friday, climbing to 71% on Saturday and then dropping again to 56% on Sunday.The same goes for Grootfontein, with an 86% chance of rain on Friday and an 88% chance on Saturday.Katima Mulilo has a very good chance of rain throughout the week. Today it has a 93% chance, falling to 85% on Friday and then to 45% on Sunday.At Otjiwarongo, the best chance for rain is on Sunday with 85% and on Sunday at 70%, while in Tsumeb it will be 77% on Friday and 92% on Saturday.In the south, Keetmanshoop will have the best chance of rain on Saturday at 57%. ellanie@namibiansun.com

Warning of more rain for the north-east

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Namibian Sun 2022-05-26

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